Ryan Kartje
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USC beat writer for @latimes. Also: Backpacker. Burrito zealot. Bachelor fantasy commish. Camden’s dad.
It’s a critical year at USC, arguably the most transformative in the Trojans storied history. So as USC embarks on its big move to the Big Ten, @latimes is bringing your USC news straight to your inbox. Introducing Times of Troy, our USC newsletter: latimes.com/newsletters/ti…
Keeping Masi at the 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝙇𝘼𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 through 2028‼️✌️ Masi will enter into his seventh season as USC’s head coach this fall. 📰 bit.ly/MasiContractEx…
I asked Lincoln Riley if the stakes of rivalries like USC-ND would be lost with a four-AQ format that devalued non-conf games. “I think it incentivizes you even more to play them,” he said. Pointed out that CFP seeding would still be impacted
Lincoln Riley said it was “not an easy decision” to part ways w/ S&C coach Bennie Wylie, who came w/ Riley on that first plane from Oklahoma. “But I felt like for USC at this time and the place where our program was at that we needed a new voice down there.”
This is a fair point
Lincoln Riley is in favor of the Big Ten model, despite ... #7 USC : 10-2, 7-2 in conf (tied for 3rd), h2h win over Notre Dame #10 Notre Dame : 10-2, h2h loss to USC During CCG week, Notre Dame is IN the CFP, resting at home. USC must win a play-in game. 5+11 is the path.
A year after stumbling at Big Ten media days, UCLA's DeShaun Foster is poised and confident latimes.com/sports/ucla/st…
Lincoln Riley joins the chorus of Big Ten coaches calling for 4 automatic qualifiers to the CFP, with “the most important” reason for that format being to preserve the Notre Dame rivalry: latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order on college athletics that “prohibits third-party, pay-for-play payments to collegiate athletes.” The order says it doesn’t apply to “legitimate, fair-market-value compensation”. Here’s the fact sheet: whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/20…
Lincoln Riley said there are “a million reasons why we should adopt the automatic qualifying for the College Football Playoff, and [preserving ND-USC and other rivalries] might be the most important.” His full comments below:
Lincoln Riley on ND-USC: “Do I want to play the game? Hell yeah. Absolutely. That’s one of the reasons I came. But also, my allegiance is to tu USC, and I’m going to do everything in my power to help USC.”
Lincoln Riley said he has no updates on DJ Wingfield’s eligibility. He’s hopeful it will be resolved soon.
#USC coach Lincoln Riley opens his Big Ten media day address by advocating for Pete Carroll to be inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame. Carroll is one year short of being eligible, per the current rules.
More self-deprecation in college football, please
UCLA’s Deshaun Foster opens his Big Ten media day address by making fun of his bizarre performance last year. Smart move on his part. Foster said that he gave “the most obvious geography lesson in Big Ten history.”
UCLA’s Deshaun Foster opens his Big Ten media day address by making fun of his bizarre performance last year. Smart move on his part. Foster said that he gave “the most obvious geography lesson in Big Ten history.”
New story: What is driving Tony Petitti's push for the 4-4-2-2-1 playoff format? Assurances to TV partners and league members, multiple sources say. A Big Ten spokesperson denied it. bit.ly/40v6mfZ
Star freshman Alijah Arenas, who survived a car wreck in April, will now miss the next 6-8 months with a knee injury, leaving his future with USC in question: latimes.com/sports/usc/sto…
